I have said it before and I will say it again ... to win consistently in college basketball, you need strong perimeter play.

When you look at the top teams in America, all of them have solid backcourts. Let me lay on you my super six guard combinations across the nation. You can make an argument for many pairings, but here is my list, not in any order.

I saw the explosiveness of Memphis at Madison Square Garden when the Tigers beat Connecticut. Derrick Rose is one of the nation's premier diaper dandies, while Chris Douglas-Roberts has All-Solid Gold potential written all over him. He was super, scintillating, sensational against Jim Calhoun's squad. These guys can fly on the fast break. John Calipari's squad also has tremendous backcourt depth.

Out at UCLA, Ben Howland's team has been hit with a number of injuries. When healthy, Darren Collison is an All-Thomas Edison man, an innovator and creator with the rock. Team him up with athletic, versatile Josh Shipp and Russell Westbrook, who has done a good job in Collison's absence, and Bruins fans are smiling.

Down in Chapel Hill, I love the sophomore duo of Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington. Lawson is as quick as a jet with the basketball, though he was injured against BYU. Ellington has stepped up his game as a shooter even more.

Kansas is loaded on the perimeter with experienced players. Mario Chalmers and Russell Robinson can defend and score. Brandon Rush came back from a knee injury and is already a factor; coach Bill Self planned to limit his minutes but that changed in the close win over Arizona. The Jayhawks will be even stronger when Sherron Collins returns from his injury.

I really love the Texas duo of AJ Abrams and DJ Augustin. For those who thought the Longhorns were in trouble when Kevin Durant left for the pros early, think again. Go ask Bruce Pearl and Tennessee how good the Texas duo is!

Down at Duke, Mike Krzyzewski has good leadership in the backcourt out of Greg Paulus and DeMarcus Nelson. I expect big things from sophomore Gerald Henderson this season. Jon Scheyer provides added punch coming off the bench.

I know, I know... fans at Butler are screaming about their duo, the G and G guys (Graves and Green). What about Davidson with Stephen Curry and Jason Richards. Xavier has Drew Lavender and Stanley Burrell leading Sean Miller's tough squad. Tennessee is loaded in the backcourt too, and there are others who have a legitimate case.

There you have it, my super six: Memphis, UCLA, North Carolina, Kansas, Texas and Duke.

Dick Vitale coached the Pistons and the University of Detroit before broadcasting ESPN's first college basketball game in December 1979. Send him a question for possible use on ESPNEWS.